Luke Lehnen threw for four touchdowns and ran for another, leading North Central to a 41-25 victory over Mount Union in the Division III national championship game. This is North Central's third title and their fifth consecutive appearance in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
HOUSTON â Luke Lehnen accounted for five touchdowns Sunday night and North Central beat Mount Union 41-25 to win its third Division III national championship.The Cardinals appeared in their fifth consecutive Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.Lehnen threw two of his four touchdown passes to Jacob Paradee and has 162 in his career, tied with John Matocha for college football 's all-divisions record.
After the Purple Raiders failed to convert on fourth down deep in North Central territory, Lehnen scored on a 16-yard run about 7 minutes into the second quarter to make it 14-7 and the Cardinals led the rest of the way.Mount Union made trips into the red zone on four consecutive possessions but scored just once, a 30-yard field goal by Ivan Maric with 3:57 remaining first half.The Purple Raiders and North Central have won a combined 122 consecutive regular season games.
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